The Media Rumble session on 'Representing the Unrepresented' was moderated by Sanjoy Roy, managing director at Teamwork Arts. The panel included Ashok Das, editor in chief at Dalit Dastak; Meera Devi, bureau chief at Khabar Lahariya; Karma Paljor, editor in chief of East Mojo and a former news anchor; and Tejaswi, digital editor of Gaysi.
Ashok talked about the biggest hurdles in bringing #Dalitvoices to the public, citing lack of funds and advertisements. He also said the mainstream media turns a blind eye to issues of #caste. Meera described the importance of covering stories typically ignored by the mainstream press, and her personal journey from Bandha in Uttar Pradesh. Tejaswi talked about the power of the internet in democratising the media space and bringing #LGBTQ+ issues to the forefront, though she added a caveat on its limited accessibility.
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0:00-6:50 Challenges in bringing the dalit voice to the mainstream
6:50-14:13 Challenges of running a rural media network
14:13-20:40 Changing role of the media in the North East
20:40-26:51 Internet democratising of the media
26:51-29:17 Covering the environment and climate change in the North East
29:17-34:14 Importance of representation
34:14-39:12 Stories of female farmers part of the farmers agitation
39:12-40:36 advice to those working in the grassroots
40:36-42:07 Future of print media vis-a-vis digital media
42:07-44:08 Exclusion based on racism
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